Interactive's $0.25 Billion Volume Slides to 448th as Tech Sector Turmoil Intensifies

On September 11, 2025, , ranking 448th among U.S. equities. The stock closed lower as broader market sentiment waned, though its volume outperformed several peers in the semiconductor and tech sectors. Recent regulatory scrutiny over supply chain dependencies and R&D expenditure ratios has intensified investor caution, particularly after mixed earnings guidance from key partners in the AI infrastructure space.

Market participants noted that INTC's valuation multiples remain under pressure despite a rebound in contract manufacturing demand. Analysts highlighted that the stock's technical pattern suggests short-term volatility, . , indicating bearish positioning among institutional investors ahead of the next earnings cycle.

To make sure I give you a rigorous back-test, I need to clarify two practical details: 1. Universe definition • “Top 500 stocks by daily trading volume” could refer to all U.S. common stocks (NYSE + NASDAQ + ARCA, etc.), or a more restricted list such as current S&P 500 constituents ranked by volume each day. A broad, all-stocks universe involves thousands of tickers and is not directly supported by the single-ticker back-test engine we have; a constituent-based subset (e.g., S&P 500) is much more tractable. 2. Execution granularity The built-in back-test engine handles one ticker at a time (or a pre-computed custom index). • If you need the true cross-sectional portfolio (500 stocks re-balanced daily), we’ll have to build a custom “equal-weight top-500-by-volume index” first and then back-test that index’s price series. • Alternatively, we could approximate the idea by looking at a single, very liquid ETF (e.g., SPY or VTI) as a proxy, but that obviously changes the strategy definition. Please let me know: • Which universe definition you prefer. • Whether you’re comfortable with us constructing a custom index (recommended) or if you’d like another approach. Once I have that clarification, I’ll lay out the exact data-retrieval plan and run the back-test.